How many drilling permits were filed in Rusk County in the last 12 months?

39 Texas Railroad Commission drilling permits were filed in Rusk County, Texas over the last 12 months, 3 of them in the past 7 days.

Who is the most active drilling operator in Rusk County?

BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC. is the most active operator in Rusk County with 12 permits over the last 12 months, followed by SABINE ENERGY INC. (8).

Where does Rusk County drilling-permit data come from?

Every permit shown is sourced from the Texas Railroad Commission's public drilling-permit filings and refreshed daily. It's free to search by operator, lease, depth, and wellbore profile.

WTI$90.68USD/BBL · AS OF 10:19 AM CTBRENT$95.41USD/BBL · AS OF 10:19 AM CTHENRY HUB$2.97USD/MMBtu · AS OF 10:19 AM CTPERMITS · 7 DAYS161TRRC · DAILY PULLM&A RECORDS3,328OPERATOR LINEAGECOUNTY RECORDS50 COUNTIES498 SOURCES MAPPED

Rusk County drilling brief.

Every drilling permit filed with the Texas Railroad Commission in Rusk County, Texas. Top operators, recent filings, depth and wellbore profile data.

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Texas Railroad Commission · Public record, free · Updated Sep 2, 2026

3: Permits filed; Last 7 days
39: Permits filed; Last 12 months
BUFFCO: Top operator; 12 permits
8: Active operators; Last 12 months

Rusk on the map

Rusk · Texas drillingLast 7 days

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Top operators · 12m

01
BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.: –; 12 permits
02
SABINE ENERGY INC.: –; 8 permits
03
RFE OPERATING, LLC: –; 5 permits
04
BUCKHORN OPERATING LLC: –; 5 permits
05
TANOS EXPLORATION IV, LLC: –; 4 permits
06
COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, LLC: –; 3 permits
07
WILSON RESOURCES, INC.: –; 1 permits
08
VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY: –; 1 permits

Latest Rusk filings

20 rows · last 12 months · Updated Sep 2, 2026

Recent Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit filings in Rusk County, last 12 months, by submitted date
Submitted	Operator	API #	Depth (ft)	Type	Status
2026-09-01	BUCKHORN OPERATING LLC	40135514	10500	Horizontal	API VERIFICATION
2026-09-01	BUCKHORN OPERATING LLC	40135505	10500	Horizontal	MAPPING
2026-08-26	RFE OPERATING, LLC	40135497	11300	Horizontal	MAPPING
2026-08-19	VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY	40133276	10932	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-08-18	TANOS EXPLORATION IV, LLC	40135515	4500	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-08-10	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	40132970	10850	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-07-21	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	40133355	10850	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-07-21	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	40133765	10950	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-07-21	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	40133277	10850	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-07-09	SABINE ENERGY INC.	40135513	12000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-07-08	SABINE ENERGY INC.	40135510	12000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-07-08	SABINE ENERGY INC.	40135511	8600	Horizontal	ENGINEERING
2026-07-08	SABINE ENERGY INC.	40135512	8600	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-07-08	BUFFCO PRODUCTION INC.	40132970	10850	Vertical	APPROVED
2026-07-07	SABINE ENERGY INC.	40135509	12000	Horizontal	NOTICE OF APPLICATION
2026-07-07	SABINE ENERGY INC.	40135508	12000	Horizontal	APPROVED
2026-07-06	SABINE ENERGY INC.	40135507	12000	Horizontal	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-07-06	SABINE ENERGY INC.	40135506	12000	Horizontal	DRILLING PERMIT
2026-06-29	BUCKHORN OPERATING LLC	40134982	10350	Vertical	MAPPING
2026-06-16	TANOS EXPLORATION IV, LLC	40135502	8398	Horizontal	SWR HOLD

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